RNS Number : 8652E
JPMorgan Securities Plc
14 February 2018
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Melrose Industries plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Corporate Broker and Financial Advisor to GKN Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

13 February 2018

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

GKN Plc

 

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received (GBP)

Lowest price per unit paid/received (GBP)

Ordinary Shares

Purchases

 

Sales

7,362,640

 

9,700,375

2.1210

 

2.1210

2.1052

 

2.1000

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit (GBP)

Ordinary Shares

Equity Swaps

 

Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short

1,881

9,039

6,915

8,741

53,209

1,338

8,736

1,653,859

2,726

58,288

3,879

23,167

135,791

50,103

828

5,656

5,500

1,090

2,086

16,008

177,069

346

70,430

 

25,504

9,558

597

3,535

92,504

14,425

1,945

276

64

6,040

552

16,672

1,056

75

1,370

133

1,738

347

42,983

4,270

25,037

27

1,122

5,581

210,890

2.1081

2.1085

2.1087

2.1089

2.1096

2.1097

2.1108

2.1110

2.1113

2.1118

2.1121

2.1124

2.1128

2.1139

2.1140

2.1164

2.1176

2.1190

2.1198

2.1199

2.1206

2.1208

2.1209

 

2.1067

2.1091

2.1093

2.1095

2.1096

2.1099

2.1104

2.1107

2.1108

2.1110

2.1112

2.1118

2.1119

2.1123

2.1125

2.1127

2.1128

2.1133

2.1140

2.1141

2.1143

2.1151

2.1160

2.1163

2.1210

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price  per unit (GBP)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit (GBP)









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (GBP)





 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

(GBP)


 

 



 

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

 

 

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

14 February 2018
Contact name:

Alwyn Basch
Telephone number:

020 7742 7407

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.


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